IPBES: Economic growth at the expense of biodiversity puts the economy and humans at risk

The growth of the world economy has come at the cost of an immense loss of biodiversity that has put the economy, financial stability and human well-being at systemic and widespread risk, according to the latest IPBES report, which concludes that companies have an impact on nature and all depend on it.

This is the main conclusion of the “Business and Biodiversity” report, which was worked on by 79 experts from 35 countries over three years and approved by the more than 150 countries that make up the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), in plenary session held in Manchester (United Kingdom). Created in 2012 under the umbrella of the UN, IPBES provides decision-makers with objective scientific assessments of the state of nature and its impact on society. On this occasion, the report focused on highlighting the interdependence between companies and biodiversity and on developing a guide so that companies can measure their impact and take measures to reduce it and, with it, prevent the planet from reaching irreversible tipping points that could put everyone at risk, according to those responsible.

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